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1. LCRO 32/2020 R NB and A NB v TD (11 March 2020) [pdf, 130 KB]

   ...apply the provisions of the Act. [54] I would however observe that Review Officers are judicial officers exercising a judicial power of decision-making in the conventional manner of courts and tribunals. Review Officers are not subject to the Privacy Act 1993.16 Further, the reach of the Ombudsman Act 1975 does not appear to me to extend to judicial decision-making. Conclusion [55] For the purposes of s 198 of the Act, the Committee’s decision was served on the applicants on...

2. NZCVS Cycle 4 Core Report FAQs [docx, 43 KB]

   ..._Toc421780714][bookmark: _Toc421716067][bookmark: _Toc418515509][bookmark: _Toc418179154][bookmark: _Toc418178044][bookmark: _Toc418178004][bookmark: _Toc418177964]How long did interviews take? Interviews normally took between 20 to 30 minutes. Is the privacy of participants protected? The information provided to the interviewer is strictly confidential and protected by the Privacy Act 2020. The interviewer cannot discuss information collected with anyone else. Individual responses will never b...

3. [2023] NZEmpC 36 Hilford v Board of Trustees of Whangarei Boys’ High School [pdf, 253 KB]

   ...destroy three particular documents. The Authority said it was satisfied the confidentiality interests of the students were paramount. The directions were necessary to protect the information and to prevent any inadvertent breaches of security and privacy. The interests of the school which held this information in trust for parents or guardians should also be protected. The Authority would retain possession and control of the documents and they would be considered by it as it saw...

4. Electoral-Amendment-Bill-Supplementary-Order-Paper-Final.pdf [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 and the Human Rights Act 1993; 35.3 the disclosure statement requirements (a supplementary disclosure statement prepared by the Ministry of Justice is attached); 35.4 the principles and guidelines set out in the Privacy Act 2020; 35.5 relevant international standards and obligations; and 35.6 the Legislation Guidelines (2021 edition), which are maintained by the Legislation Design and Advisory Committee. 36 . Section 9(2)(h) Section 9 (2) (g) (i) Sec...

5. Fair Pay Agreements Bill [pdf, 268 KB]

   ...36. Section 21 of the Bill of Rights Act affirms that everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure, whether of the person, property, correspondence or otherwise. The right protects a number of values including personal privacy, dignity, and property.16 37. The Bill provides that a representative of a union is entitled to enter the workplace without the employer’s consent, if the primary purpose of entering the workplace is to discuss, with a covered e...

6. AM and HM v TH and NH [2022] NZDT 69 (24 March 2022) [pdf, 244 KB]

   ...AM’s solicitors (being the only method of communications HM and AM would accept), and stated that they had waited 28 months for a resolution, but were no further forwards. TH therefore would construct a fence on her land at her cost. She wanted her privacy restored and for HM and AM to stop coming onto her land. 7. After the fence was constructed, a neighbour informed TH that AM was spray painting her fence. Both the Police and the Council were called. The Council confirmed to HM...

7. [2024] NZEnvC 063 Horticulture New Zealand v Waikato District Council [pdf, 457 KB]

   ...necessary components of farming and rural-related activities including rural industry, rural commercial, and extractive activities. (2) Manage the size and location of buildings and structures to: (a) Maintain adequate levels of outlook, daylight, and privacy for adjoining existing sensitive land uses and public reserves; and (b) Maintain rural character, amenity, and landscape values, in particular where located in areas with high landscape values, the coastal environment, and adj...

8. OIA-120507.pdf [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...which provides details about documents in scope of this part of your request and my decision on their release. Some information has been withheld in full or in part under the following provisions of the Act: • section 9(2)(a) to protect the privacy of natural persons; • section 9(2)(ba)(i) to protect information that is subject to an obligation of confidence; • section 9(2)(f)(iv) to maintain the constitutional conventions for the time being which protect the confidentiali...

9. LCRO 137/2023 & 138/2023 FK v QT and LM (28 February 2025) [pdf, 173 KB]

   ...further avoidable delay in resolution of the applicant’s complaints about the legal aid issues. It is a composite decision because the issues are identical in the two complaints and because the respondents are from the same firm, so no issue of privacy arises. [4] In this decision, I will use the term “Legal Aid” to refer generically to the Legal Services Commissioner, the Secretary for Justice and the Minister of Justice in their respective roles in the administration of the lega...

10. IQ v KM & MR [2024] NZDT 291 (9 May 2024) [pdf, 227 KB]

    ...13. The Respondents say that the flat sharing agreement gives them the right to conduct “…quarterly inspections or whenever the need arises…” and that they only entered IQ’s room when she was not home and so there was no breach of her privacy. 14. In relation to the video of the incident on 19 January, KM says that he was up in the night and heard a noise from IQ’s room, and, knowing that he and MR were going away the next day, checked the room. He says he used his torc...